Issue number 7357

Webster v Norfolk County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 59, [2009] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)
Webster v Norfolk County Council [2009] EWCA Civ 59, [2009] All ER (D) 106 (Feb)
20 Mar 2009

Knock-back for rock shareholders
The high court has rejected a judicial review application by Northern Rock shareholders.
20 Feb 2009

London still on top
London has strengthened its position as one of the top global centres for legal services in 2007/08.
20 Feb 2009

Administration victory
Employees’ claims should be stayed rather than rejected pending consent from administrators where companies are in administration, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has held.
20 Feb 2009

End of the road for cheap replicas?
An advantage gained by a “consequential association” with a well-known mark can be sufficient to amount to trade mark infringement, according to an advocate general’s opinion in a case involving L’Oreal products.
20 Feb 2009

Hope for law graduates in economic downturn
Graduates jobs in law are expected to grow by 2% in 2009. Research by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) and published last week uncovered favourable conditions for law graduates.
20 Feb 2009

Manzoor reappointed
Justice secretary Jack Straw has reappointed Zahida Manzoor as legal services ombudsman and legal services complaints commissioner.
20 Feb 2009

News in Brief
EHRC gains UN accreditation, English common law, Start date for LDPs
20 Feb 2009

Legislation round-up
Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2009
20 Feb 2009

London waiting
Arbitration in England, governed by the Arbitration Act 1996, has gone from strength to strength over the last decade. However, London’s reign as arbitration capital may be under threat after last week’s European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling in West Tankers
20 Feb 2009

For good measure
It was long EU policy to force metrication on the UK, but we are a resilient nation and our much-loved and practical weights and measures are as ancient as our language and constitution.
20 Feb 2009

Civil Disharmony
In Brief : Ladele v LB Islington: whether requiring a Christian registrar to carry out civil partnership ceremonies amounts to discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief contrary to the Employment Equality ( Religion or Belief) Regulations 2003.
20 Feb 2009